Non-invasive determination of plant biomass with microwave resonators

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 368-379

  Menzel, Marion I ^a   Tittmann, Susanne ^a   Bühler, Jonas ^a   Preis, Stella ^a   Wolters, Norbert ^a   Jahnke, Siegfried ^a   Walter, Achim ^a   Chlubek, Antonia ^a   Leon, Ariel ^a   Hermes, Normen ^a   Offenhäuser, Andreas ^a   Gilmer, Frank ^a   Blümler, Peter ^a   Schurr, Ulrich ^a   Krause, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass; Cavity resonator; Dielectric properties; Microwave; Non invasive analysis; Water content

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BIOMASS; COPPER; DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; GROWTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHOOT; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PLANT;

BIOMASS; MICROWAVES; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS; WATER;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 61649127333     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.01931.x     Document Type: Article

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